Friday, January 19, 2024

winter sakura

 

all i wore

was the solid ruby

 

on my breastbone

 

and the moonlight

upon my skin

 

and your hands

sent to measure me

 

and my scars

 

fading from pink

to white

 

 

© 2024 jennifer wagner

 

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11 comments:

  1. FireblossomJanuary 19, 2024 at 5:25 PM

    This kind left me speechless at its understated perfection.

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  2. ThorJanuary 21, 2024 at 5:58 PM

    Stunning and beautiful in so few words. I love it.

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  3. GraceJanuary 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM

    Love the succinct verses and title. Thanks for joining in.

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  4. JadeLiJanuary 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM

    I feel healing under winter's moonlit snowflakes...

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  5. TruedessaJanuary 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM

    Utterly gorgeous poetry...

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  6. brudbergJanuary 31, 2025 at 6:23 AM

    Oh I love the thought of embracing those scars.... what could be better.

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  7. Kim M. RussellJanuary 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM

    So much beauty captured in a small, perfect poem, Jennifer.

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  8. paeansunpluggedJanuary 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM

    Stunning, Jennifer!❤️

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  9. Kim GloverFebruary 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM

    so very, very touching, human and real

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  10. shaun/tenzenmenFebruary 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM

    Lovely poem

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  11. DoraFebruary 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM

    With those first three lines, I could feel the blade's edge. Intense, sublime poetry, Jennifer.

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